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#BEC5CE closest to Yorkshire Cloud

#BEC5CE is a light gray; the closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 77.3% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(190, 197, 206)). Its HSL value is 214° hue, 14% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BEC5CE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.07:1.

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#BEC5CE color conversion

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Variations of #BEC5CE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BEC5CE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BEC5CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BEC5CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0C4CE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C5CE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C5CE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C4CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C4CE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAC7C8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDC6CB
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C4C7

#BEC5CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#BEC5CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.07:1 Super#BEC5CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BEC5CE in CSS

/* Yorkshire Cloud */
.color { color: #BEC5CE; }
.background { background-color: #BEC5CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BEC5CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 197 206);
color: hsl(214 14% 78%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.015 254.6);

#BEC5CE FAQ

What color is #BEC5CE?

#BEC5CE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BEC5CE?

#BEC5CE is rgb(190, 197, 206) in RGB, hsl(214, 14%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BEC5CE?

The complementary color of #BEC5CE is #CEC7BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BEC5CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BEC5CE: 12.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BEC5CE a warm or cool color?

#BEC5CE is a neutral color.